Seems like a problem to me too though it is hard for the other team to score on a player glued to the Lynx bench, as is the pattern for Lynx rookies..

Relying on Fowles/Brunson/Pierson to stay healthy for an entire season seems like folly, though. You want that fifth post to be vaguely playable when called upon, even if Reeve will only use her when absolutely necessary.

According to .com's Transactions page, Lisa Berkani (this year's #24 overall pick from France) has signed her contract with the Lynx. Wasn't expecting that to happen (and kinda doubt the Lynx were, either).

According to .com's Transactions page, Lisa Berkani (this year's #24 overall pick from France) has signed her contract with the Lynx. Wasn't expecting that to happen (and kinda doubt the Lynx were, either).

So now the Lynx will be forced to cut her instead of holding her rights for a rainy day? Just awesome. Long shot anyway.

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According to .com's Transactions page, Lisa Berkani (this year's #24 overall pick from France) has signed her contract with the Lynx. Wasn't expecting that to happen (and kinda doubt the Lynx were, either).

So now the Lynx will be forced to cut her instead of holding her rights for a rainy day? Just awesome. Long shot anyway.

According to .com's Transactions page, Lisa Berkani (this year's #24 overall pick from France) has signed her contract with the Lynx. Wasn't expecting that to happen (and kinda doubt the Lynx were, either).

So now the Lynx will be forced to cut her instead of holding her rights for a rainy day? Just awesome. Long shot anyway.

She outsmarted them. Get free ticket to fly to MN and become a UFA.

Plus she ups her European stock by padding her resume with being a WNBA Championship draft pick and camp invite. So does Ting. Is there a pattern here. Are the Lynx just handing out international favors? I blame half of this on that new assistant coach and half on the GM who was supposed to convince this player that she doesn't really want to come in this year, and maybe not even next year. They could have brought in Chong to compete with Jones, and it might be a closer competition than you think. What's wrong Reeve, you make a half mil a year and couldn't be bothered to watch some UConn games to notice of well they did with Chong running the point?

I can't be too mad at Reeve. They did bring in Osahor. Now can we get a progress report on her and Jones? I'm not looking to call Osahor the new Secret Weapon.

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In her first week in the WNBA and in training camp, Alexis Jones has made early impressions on the coaching staff.

Jones, a 5-foot-9 guard out of Baylor, was selected by the Lynx with the No. 12 pick in the WNBA Draft about two weeks ago.

“We knew Alexis Jones was good. We were surprised she was there (at No. 12 in the draft). She’s been very good, she’s a very good basketball player,” Reeve said of the rookie guard. “We have ourselves a good player there.”

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“I think I started a little bit rusty, but I’m picking things up quickly as I tend to do and have always done. I’m getting there,” she said. “I know my capabilities, and for me not to be showing that on the court right now and what I can do, it’s a little bit frustrating. But I can’t stop fighting and I have to keep working at it.”

Whalen bucked the trend of top WNBA players a year ago by sacrificing the international money that many players use to supplement their more modest earnings stateside.

After playing a career-low 29 games for the Lynx in 2015, she opted against playing overseas with hopes that avoiding a year-round schedule would lead to more WNBA success.

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“I think it’s time for decision-makers to step up with dollars,” Reeve said. “It’s not the league. The people sitting in the league office would love to pay every player $1 million. There’s nobody in the league that doesn’t want that. We don’t have that because the people that are sitting behind the desks making decisions on sponsorship dollars (and) TV, those are the ones that need to step up. When they step up and the league revenue allows us to do that, every person in the league office will pay us $1 million. That’s obviously a very layered issue.”

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Before Thursday’s Lynx practice, their fifth of this training camp leading to a May 14 season opener at Xcel Energy Center, Reeve told Whalen, who turns 35 next week, that the winter breaks are helping her game.

“Just think in five years how good she’ll be,” Reeve said, “if she keeps taking offseasons off.”

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One way the Lynx are attempting to stay ahead of the field is their implementation of the Noah Basketball system. At Mayo Clinic Square, the team’s practice facility, the baskets have sensors that measure shot trajectory. For each shot, a computer voice communicates the angle of entry, giving players immediate feedback as they develop their shooting motion. Reeve is already seeing progress with at least one of her veterans.

“I’m watching Rebekkah Brunson shoot and I’m seeing a completely different shot,” she said. “We upped the ante with that and we put greater emphasis on it this off-season.”

Holy crap, that's high tech.

Also in this article they talk about Osahor comparing to McCarville and also having a three point shot. No mention of Fagbenle. Leaning towards Osahor?

Having both players interviewed at media day, it would seem they are undecided and want to let game play factor in the decision. I think that might favor Osahor because she's more of a gamer type over a practice player.

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“It’s great, especially for Natasha as a young player. We have big plans for her, so it’s nice to get her back and get her back into the flow of how we do things,” Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve said after practice. “I think it’s good to have her back to get her in a rhythm.”

Howard, who was playing in Italy during the offseason, decided to leave her team overseas early to come back and join the Lynx in training camp.

“She played for a team in South Korea and then she was playing for a team in Italy and you might tend to forget what the Lynx are doing,” Reeve said. “She wanted to get back to camp, so we appreciate that a lot.”

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“The least of our worries is who we are playing. It’s really kind of are we going to have everything in that we need to play a game. Kind of going through our checklist,” Reeve said. “I think they are going to be excited to play, there’s no doubt about that. We are almost two weeks into camp and that’s a long stretch. I suspect that when we get over there Friday, it’s a group that’s going to be geeked up to have their uniforms on and to get to play against somebody else.”

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“We’re actually going to be one of the few teams in the league that has experienced being displaced from your home, having a second facility, and actually growing our business,” Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said. “A lot of teams lose their business and have a hard time getting their fans back when they return. We’re going to grow.”

“We’re actually going to be one of the few teams in the league that has experienced being displaced from your home, having a second facility, and actually growing our business,” Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said. “A lot of teams lose their business and have a hard time getting their fans back when they return. We’re going to grow.”